He believed in an all-out global struggle between a noble vanguard of true Muslims and the massed ranks of jahiliyya.

ECONOMIST: The father of Islamic fundamentalism

Modern-style jahiliyya in the industrialised societies of Europe and America is essentially similar to the old-time jahiliyya in pagan and nomadic Arabia.

ECONOMIST: In the name of Islam

Answer: Allah has obligated all of his servants to be ruled by the Shari'a, and every other form of law is ignorance (jahiliyya).

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